Ice holder



Sept, 23, 1924., 11,509,197

7 E. H. DUKE I CE HOLDER Filed Dec. 16, 1921 INVENTOR. (EM /1; Mw,

ATTORNEYfi,

Patented Sept. 23, 1924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EARL H. DUKE, citizen EARL H. DUKE, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HAL or HARRIS coun'r TEXAS. Ion HOLDER.

Application filed December 16,1921. Serial No. 522,839.

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verse position and said clamp embracing the outer edge of said running board. The strap of the United States, residirgg at Houston, is secured in place by means of a clamp in the county of Harris and tate of Texas, screw 4 which is threaded through the under- 5 have invented certain new and useful Imturned end thereof and which clamps against provement in an Ice Holder, of which the the under side of the running board.

following is a specification.

Thrown up from the material of the strap This invention relates to new and useful are the end teeth 5, 5 which are preferably inimprovements in an ice holder.

One obect of the invention is to provide a device of the character described specially designed for application to the running board of a motor vehicle and provided for the purpose of holding a block of ice thereon.

Another object of the invention is to prodirection and the teeth vide an attachment of the character deendwise slippage.

scribed which is of simple construction and clined upwardly, and also intermediate teeth 6, 6 which are inclined from the vertical.

The block of ice to be carried is set on the holder and the teeth 5. and 6 bite into the under side thereof. The teeth 5 will hold the block against lateral slippage, in either 6 will hold it against Ice may be thus conveniently carried about may be readily app-lied to and detached from on the running board without the danger of a motor vehicle running board and whlch slipping off or marring the side of the vement of 1s given 1 n this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein: Figure 1 is a plan view of the attachment.

Figure 2 is an edge view thereof and Fi ure 3 shows the device applied to a vehic e running board.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the runnin board of a motor vehicle.

he numeral 2 designates. a thin metal strap whose outer end is formed with a U- shaped clamp 3 said strap resting upon the upper side of the running board in a trans- 30 will securely hold a block of ice placed on hicle.

said running board.

Another object of theinvention is to provide an efficient device of the character de scribed which at the same .time is of such a 25 simple character that it may be very cheaply outer edge of a vehicle running board, a

manufactured.

What I claim is:

g a single strap rned and formed hich receives the clamp screw threaded through the over- With the above and other objects in view turned end of said clam the invention has particular relation to cersaid running board, and holding the strap tain novel features of construction, arrangeclosely against the upper side of said run- Witnesses: E. V. HARDWAY,

L. M. HOOK.

p and engaging with parts and use, an example of which ning board, end teeth extending upwardly from said strap and inclined in opposite directions, and intermediate side teeth upstanding from said strap and inclined in opposite directions, said teeth being triangular and thrown up from the material of the strap and being in staggered relation.

.In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EARL H. DUKE. 

